Excellence in Coaching The Industry Guide

Excellence in Coaching The Industry Guide Edited by: Jonathan Passmore Includes contributions from: John Whitmore Carol Wilson Katherine Tulpa Graham Alexander Michael Neenan Alex Szabo Ian McDermott Dr Anthony M Grant Philippe Rosiniski Maria Alicia Pena Cary L Cooper Geoffrey Abbott Allard de Jong Dr Peter Hawkins Frank Bresser Hetty Einzig REAR COVER: "The coaching profession has requested an industry guide of best practice, and this is what The Association for Coaching has delivered. A handbook that embraces diversity, bringing together a credible range of coaching models and techniques by some of the world's leading authorities on coaching." Katherine Tulpa, Chair, Association for Coaching "Excellence in Coaching provides the individual and corporate recipients of coaching with an excellent almost 'AZ' guide to the world of coaching, which is extremely helpful in demystifying this relatively new approach in business." Gary Browning, CEO, Penna Consulting Plc "Excellence in Coaching lives up to its title. Leading authors in the field of coaching have written about the business of coaching, the key approaches and professional issues. An excellent book for both beginners and experienced coaches." Professor Stephen Palmer, Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit, City University See more quotes from leading experts inside Excellence in Coaching presents cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. Leading practitioners in the field, including Sir John Whitmore (author of the bestselling Coaching for Performance) and Cary Cooper (author of Shut Up and Listen), offer a breadth of perspectives and insights into the range of coaching disciplines. This comprehensive industry guide enables coaches to achieve personal excellence with a groundbreaking collection of best-practice material covering: setting up and running your coaching practice; transpersonal coaching; behavioural coaching the GROW model; integrative coaching; solution-focused coaching; intercultural coaching; cognitive behavioural coaching; coaching and stress; NLP coaching; coaching ethics. Excellence in Coaching is essential reading for practising coaches as well as for anyone studying coaching through the ILM, coaching training, a Master's course, or more generally as part of a psychology or business degree. If you only have one coaching book on your shelf, this is the one to have. Association for Coaching Formed in the United Kingdom in 2002, the Association for Coaching is a non-profit and independent professional body whose aim is to promote best practice and to raise the awareness and standards of coaching while providing value-added benefits to its members whether they are professional coaches or organizations involved in coaching. www.associationforcoaching.com "promoting excellence & ethics in coaching"Passmore, Jonathan is the author of 'Excellence in Coaching The Industry Guide', published 2007 under ISBN 9780749446376 and ISBN 0749446374.